7.3 - Cache Access Principles
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Practice Questions
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Define spatial locality.
💡 Hint: It relates to how data is organized in the cache.
What is temporal locality?
💡 Hint: Think of a loop where the same data is read multiple times.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does spatial locality imply in caching?
💡 Hint: Consider how data is organized in arrays.
True or False: In a direct-mapped cache, multiple addresses can map to the same line, leading to cache misses.
💡 Hint: Think about how data locations are organized.
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You are tasked with designing a cache for a system that experiences rapid data access in bursts followed by periods of inactivity. Which replacement policy would you choose, and why?
💡 Hint: Consider which policy focuses on usage history.
Given the following access pattern for memory addresses: 1, 2, 1, 3, 4, 2, 5, if implemented in a small 4-line direct-mapped cache, which addresses would likely cause conflicts?
💡 Hint: Calculate the cache lines for each address based on modulo operation.
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